Improved Integration for Refugees in Switzerland (IMIRIS)
Auf einen Blick
- Co-Projektleiter/in : Dr. Rainer Gabriel, Prof. Dr. Morgane Kuehni, Stephan Steiner, Dr. Yann Vuillet
- Projektteam : Elise Epiney, Maude Reitz
- Projektvolumen : CHF 463'867
- Projektstatus : laufend
- Drittmittelgeber : Innosuisse (Innovationsprojekt / Projekt Nr. 42644.1 IP-SBM)
- Projektpartner : Association 1951
- Kontaktperson : Rainer Gabriel
Beschreibung
In 2017 86,3% of refugees living in Switzerland were supported
by social welfare. This situation is problematic for the refugees
themselves and represents a matter of general public concern. In
order to increase their chances on the labor market, refugees often
are required to attend training courses. Yet, given the
consistently high welfare dependency ratio of refugees raises
questions regarding their effectiveness. This project posits that
an alternative approach to the existing training programs, as it is
offered by the association 1951, improves refugee’s chances for
integration on the labor market and enables them to acquire
competences and skills that are of use beyond the labor market. A
first trial of such training programs has been conducted with 72
participants over the past 4 years. The follow-up of participants
has documented the important improvements in the areas of autonomy
and empowerment and, most importantly, it suggests that the
insertion rates on the labor market are higher than the existing
training programs. The main aim of this project is to improve
integration of refugees in Switzerland by utilizing this new
training system.
The project consists of five main phases : 1) identification of
areas of improvement, 2) identification of resources and needs of
the different actors in the integration process, 3) system
improvement through training engineering, 4) validation of the
improved system, notably whether it performs adequately for
refugees with a more problematic profile, 5) development of the
1951 service activity. This laste phase concern three areas:
training offers for the implementation of the system, evaluation of
existing training systems regarding and finally, certification and
quality management services. Future customers of 1951 are cantonal
and federal integration bureaus and associations.
Publikationen
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Epiney, Elise; Reitz, Maude; Kuehni, Morgane; Gabriel, Rainer,
2021.
Working paper du LaReSS
; 4.
Laboratoire de recherche santé-social (LaReSS) de la Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23266
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Bretagne, Alice; Courvoisier, Mélanie; Epiney, Elise; Gabriel, Rainer; Kuehni, Morgane; Reitz, Maude; Steiner, Stéphane; Vuillet, Yann,
2020.
«Tout le monde a participé à l’effort général».
Revue d'information sociale.
Verfügbar unter: https://www.reiso.org/document/6540